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LOSS IS HEAVY Flood Works Ruin in Colo rado and New Mexico. ALL RAILROAD ARE TIED LP Thirtv Blocks in Trinidad are Un der Two to Pour Peet of Water Loss Will Be Very Heavy. Trinidad, Colo., Oct. 3. A tenific flood struck the city of Trinidad and the whole valley along the Las Animaa river, today, devastating a wide section and causing a money loss which at present cannot be estimated, but which may reach several hundred thousands of dollars. .Every bridge in the city of Trinidad is out, the Santa Fe station is demo) ished, all of the railroads are tied up and the telephone and telegraph services completely suspended. More than SO city blocks in the residence and bust ness sections were two to four feet under water along the rvier So far as known at noon no lives were lost, but there were many narrow escapes. The flood was caused by the heavy rain which has been falling for two davs. At 8 o'clock last night the storm assumed cloudburst proportions and at 2 o'clock this morning the Las Animas river went over its banks. At 3:30 it was impossible to get within a block of the river.bed at any point, and Commercial street was flood ed for three blocks in the heait of the business district. Meantime the elec- "tric light and gas plants had been flood d, and the city was in complete dark- cess. Hundreds of citizens thronged the streets on the edge of the submerged district carrying lanterns and doing their best to provide those diiven from their homes with shelter, Warning of the flood was given when the river left its banks by revolver sh6ts and the ringing of the fire alarm, fol lowed by the blowing of all the loco motive and shop whistles in town Citizens upon rafts made of sections of sidewalks paddled through the streets, rescuing families who were in danger The new Hacca hotel, a two story structure just reaching completion at a cost of 20,000 on the river bank, was destroyed. The water then ate its way through 50 feet of the ground to the Santa Fe depot, which was carried away. The city is divided by the Las Animas river, which is spanned by six wagon bridges. All of the bridges were washed out and many residents were unable to reach their homes or to communicate with their families, the telephone system being wrecked. TO SETTLE WATER SUIT. Effort Is Being Made to Annex Part of Kansas to Colorado. Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 3 An effort at a solution of the . Kansas-Colorado water suit is In pr igress, and if the efforts of those most interested in the case are sucessful a strip of the western portion of Kansas, about 150 miles wide, will be annexed to the state of Colorado, and the litigation now be fore the supreme court at Washington wi.l be thrown out. Politicians in both Kansas and Colo rado are working for the passage 6t a bill through the legislatures of both states whereby trie western portion of Kansas can be taken into Colorado. This, it is thought by those who have given the irrigation question much study ,will solve the difficulty, and both states will be benefitted to a great ex tent. L. P. Worden, of Syracuse, Kas., and C. C. Kennison, of Garden City, Kas., a candidate for representa tive from that county are in Tueblo in the interest of the plan. "It would settle the water question in Western Kansas forever and the suit now in the courts would be dropped as there would no longer be any reason for continuing it" said Mr. Worden to day. Both Mr. Worden and Mr. Kennison appeared before the government com mission when it was in session here, and are thoroughly familial with the situation. They say they are supported by practically every resident of West ern Kansas. Inventor Dies a Charity Patient. New York, Oct. 3. Once wealthy and with a host of friends among prom inent and wea'thy men in the conn try, Charles Y. Yea ton, the inventor, is dead at the home of incut ables, a charity patient. Paralysis, from which he had suffered two years, caused his death. Yeaton invented a number of machines, among which was a type setting machine, the first ever offered for sala. He enjoyed an intimate ac quaintance with President Andrew Johnson, who offered him a diplo matic post at St. Peteisburg. Aldermen Indicted for Grafting. Buffalo. Oct. 3. As the result of District Attorney Coatsworth's investi agtion of charges of alleged "grafting" on the part of city officials, three pres ent aldermen and four foimer aldermtn have been indicted. They are: John Thomas Harp, Henry Moest and Orrin F. Pierce, Aldermen, and Edward C. Beiser, Louis Q. Roedel, Henry G. Schneider and John G. Buech, former aldermen. All the indicted men were arraigned today and pleaded not guilty. British Steamer Stopped. Chefoo Oct. 3.--The British steamer Yik Hang, trading in China saes, ar rived today and reports she was stopped by a Japanese torpedo boat destroyer outside of the harbor of Chefoo. After JS r papers had been examined, the Yik Sang was allowed to proceed. TO DEFRAUD NATION. Iron Said to Have Been Put in Life , Preserver Blocks. Washington,- Oct. 4. An alleged conspiracy,' which has been 'developed by officials of the department of com merce and labor and of the department of justice today resulted in the arrest at Camden,. N. J., of J. H. Stone, H. C. Ouintard. Charles W. Rues and James Buss, officers of the Nonpareil Cork works. They were apprehended by the United States marshal for the district of New Jersey, under an indict ment found on September 29 by the United States grand juiy at Trenton, charging them, under section 5440, of the revised statutes of the United States, with conspliing to defraud the government and prejudice the adminis tration of the steamboat inspection laws Dy putting npon the market com pressed cork blocks for use in making life preservers, each of which blocks contained in its center a piece of bar iron about six inches long and weigh ing eignt ounces, roe iron bar was inserted and concealed in the block for the purpose of increasing the weight to the legal requirement of six pounds of good cork for each life preserver The men arrested will be arianged be fore the United States district court of New Jersey', to plead to the indictment. Early in August, David Kahneweil ers bona, manufacturers cf life pre servers in New York city, ordered from the Nonpareil Cork works at Camden, N. J., blocks of compressed corks for 1,750 life preservers. Eight of these corks are used in each preserver, and the United States law requires that the eight blocks shall contain six pounds of cork. When the cork blocks were delivered, it was discov ered that eight of the blocks weighed only 5a pounds. Kahneweilers' Sons thereupon wrote the Nonpareil Cork works and that company replied that it would . adjust the matter by sending to Kahneweilers' Sons some extra heavy blocks, one of which could be used in each life pre server, thus increasing its weight to the legal requirement. In due time the blocks arrived. They were bo heavy as to arouse suspicion. One of them was bnkeo, and imbedded in its center was found an iron bar six nches long, one inch wide and a quar ter of an inch thick, weighing eight ounces. Ins Kahneweilers again wrote to the officers ol the Nonpareil Cork works, demanding to know what they meant by putting iron in the cork blocks, and informing them that s Kahneweilers Sons were obliged to put their names on each preserver, such a fraud would ruin their busi ness. According to the indictment a letter was received in reply suggesting that the Kahneweilers were foolish to make so much trouble about a small affair of that kind. Further examination of the "extra neavy blocks disclosed trie (act that each of them contained an iron bar similar to that which was found in the first one. In all 281 of the extra heavy blocks were received by Kahne weilers Sons. Kahneweilers Sons communicated with Robe-t S. Bodie, supervising inspector of the steamboat inspecting service for the district of New York, and he reported the facts to acting secretary of the department of commerce and labor, Lawrence O. Mur ray. The investigation and indict ment followed. Two Hundred Homeless. Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 4. The wild sweep of water, raising the Rio Grande to the highest point for more than a year, has "made 200 people in this vicinity homeless. Barelos. a suburb, is under two feet of water and many homes are abandoned. Alamedo is threatened by the terrific pressure upon the dam, which it is feared may give way. Tne railroads nave tu tiered greatly in the Rio Grande valley. ihe Santa Fe is at a standstill all through New Mexico. Bridge Washed Out. Lamar. Colo., Oct. 4. The flood in the Arkansas river reached here tocLty and washed out the north approach of the bridge over the river at this place. The bottom land on the north side is under water. The river is rising rap idly but no further damage is antici pated here. Telephone reports from Prowers, nine miles west of Lamar, show that the water there is at the ighest stage known in 30 years. The entire Prowers lanch is undei water and the residents were compelled to seek safety on the tops of their houses. Work on Russian Ships Begun. Toulon, France, Oct. 4. The man agers ol tne isociete dee forges et Chantiers were interviewed today con cerning tne report tnat they are to build a number of cruisers and torpedo boat dastroyers for the new Russian navy, lney stated tnat tne negotia tions on the subject had made consid er ble progress, but it was desirable to itahold the particulars, in order to avoid possible international entangle ments. American Diplomat fined. New York, Oct. 4. Arthur Denn Piatt, American vice consul, has been fined 10 shillings, according to an American dispatch from Dublin,' for furious riding on a rrfotorcycle within the city limits. His case was heard in police court. CLOSE ON PORT Japanese Steadily Advancing at Port Arthur. SEVERAL POSITIONS TAKEN Togo Will Withdraw Most of Squad, ron as- Enemy's Ships are Al most Incapable of Resistance. Chefoo, Sept. 30. The news received from Port Arthur continues to show a steady, if slow advance of the Japanese upon the Russian fortifications. Day by day the remoter positions of the be leaguered fortress are being taken by the Japanese, and that its fall is only a matter ot a snore time is tne general belief here. The number of Chinese refugees arriving here increases con stantly, and this is taken to bode no good for the Russians. ' The last of the Chinese to arrive from Port Arthur report a still further advance by the Japanese. They assert that several of the most important po sitions held by the Russians, farthest from the central fortress have been taken by the Japanese, the latter . in' fiicting considerable loss upon the Rub eians. The Japanese had tunneled ap proaches to these positions and finally, with the help of mines, made their way within the fortincatiyons. The Russians were taken by surprise and were able to offer little resistance. Finding they were unableN to hold their own against the Japanese the Russians retreated, leaving their dead and wound ed behind them. When the Japanese attack was dis cerned by the o her Russian forts they at once . opened fire, and at last ac counts this was still being maintained. It is considered doubtful whether the Japanese will be able to retain posses sion of their newly acquired positions. The greater portion of the Japanese fleet has returned to the Japanese base in the Eliot islands, the Japanese com mander having become convinced that the Russian vessels within the haibor of Port Arthur are almost incapable of further resistance and of making any sortie into the open sea. . ACT OP VANDALS. Oil Paintings of Czar at St. Louis are Mutilated. St. Louis, Sept. 30. When the Rus sian exhibit in tne varied industries building at the world's fair was op ened today it was discovered that sev eral valuable oil paintings of Em per or Nicholas had been torn from the wall and mutilated by some unidenti fied person or persons. Another portrait oi tne emperor, a handsome and valuable panel, done in colored silk, had been torn from its support and subjected to the greatest indignity. The oil paintings were torn and there were marks showing that the pictures of the emperor had been stamped upon. The vandalism was reported at once to the exposition authorities, and an investigation ordered. Every effort is being made by both tne exhibitors and the world's fair authorities to dis cover the guilty person or persons. LAND FRAUDS ALL RUN DOWN. Agent Greene Is Sure Oregon Cases Will Result in Conviction. Washington, Sept. 30. Special Agent A. R. Greene, who has been Sec retary Hitchcock's trusted lieutenant in running down land frauds in Ore gon, is in Washington, conferring with the secretary. Discussing Oregon's affairs, Mr. Greene said : "We believe we have finished up that land fraud business in Oregon We have the men resposible held under indictment and it is a safe prediction that there will be some hot news out of Portland within the next month or two, when the trials commence." After describing the methods of the fraudulent operators, Mr. Greene add ed: The usual thing happened. One member of the gang did not think he was getting his fair share of the profits and gave the thing away. Officer Is Assassinated. Geneva, Switzerland,- Sept. 30. Word has been received here that Col onel Bikoff, commander of the Russian guard on the Turkish frontier, has been assassinated. Colonel Bikoff recently helped the,Tturks in an attack npon Armenian revolutionists, in which an Armenian piiest, bearing a white flag, was killed as he approached the Turk ish troops. Followng the attack upon the Armenians, Colonel Bikoff permit ted the Cossacks, who had joined the Turks to pilage and mutilate the corpses of the Armenians. , Can't Be Held for 1905 fair. Washington, Sept. 30. The natives of the Philippines now at St. Louis are under orders to return home immedi ately, and cannot therefore be held over for the Portland exposition. If any natives are to participate in that exposition it must be under specific authority of the Philippine government. Colonei Edwards, of the insular bureau, left today for St. Louis, and will give further study to the subject of a Lewis and Clark exhibit for the islands. Japan to Borrow Again. Tokio, Sept, 30. The government has decided to float another domestic loan of $40,000,000, on conditions sim ilar to the last. It is probable that the conscription law will be amended, increasing the service in the reserve five years, and making the regular re- serve service total it years ana nve months.'' This means a large increase in the strength of the army. 4 I HLjFE ENDS. United States SeiU tor Hoar Passes --;-" - Trom Earth. :- , , ;" .. ... . ' Worcester, Mass., Oct. -1. George rrisbie Hoar, senior United States senator from -Massachusetts, died at his home in this city at-1;35. o'clock yesterday morning. The end' followed a period of unconsciousness that had lasted since early Tuesday, and came, so gently that only the attending phy sicians were awaie of the exact moment of his ending.. - --3 i .-r ; The attending physicians despaired, of the senator's l:fe six weeks ago, but such was the vitality exhibited by their distinguished patient that . even they were surprised, and ihe public was at times led to cherish faith in an ulti mate recovery. On Sunday last,1 however, all hope was abndoned after a last unsuccessful attempt to administer medicine and nourishment. Brief lucid intervals were followed by longer durations of unconsciousness until Tuesday morning, when the venerable statesman sank into a state of coma, from which all efforts to rouse him proved futile. During the last hours there was not a move ment of the body, and only a scarcely perceptible pulse evidenced the final struggle. There were present at the bedside when death came the senator's son, Rockwood Hoar, bis daugther, Mary Hoar, and D. Warren R. Gilman. who for weeks has been in almost constant attendance upon the sent or. PAYNE VERY ILL. Heart Disease Develops in Narked form in Postmaster. . Washington, Oct. 1. Postmaster Geneial Henry C. Payne is . seriously ill at his apartments at the Hotel Arlington here. Marked symptoms of heart trouble have developed, and his condition becarze so serious during the day as to cause grave concern. Mr. Payne returned recently from trip to the West and appeared much improved, though his htalth has been poor for a long time. He went to the White House to attend the meeting of the cabinet last Tuesday and that night was very restless. He was at his desk at the poBtoffice department during the forenoon yesterday, although feeling very badly, and did not return to the department after luncheon, remaining in his room. He became very' ill last night, and has been confined to his Bed ever since. Dr. Magrudei, who was his physician during his- severe illness oi, some months ago, has been attending him, and Dr. Rixej , the surgeon general of the navy, also has been called. During the evening President and Mrs. Roose velt called at the hotel and made in quiries regarding the postmaster gen eral s condition. Dr. Magruder on leaving Mr. Payne's room later tonight gave out a statement which admitted the serious nature ot Mr. Payne's con dition, but said the patient was resting easier then. STUDENTS GO ON STRIKE. Chicago School Children Wrongly Believe Negress Is to Teach. Chicago, Sept. 30. Fifty boy pickets stationed about the McAllister public school here prevented pupils from en tering today None of the pickets was more than 15 years old. Outside the picket cordon, a crowd of 700 boys and girls hooted and yelled at the teachers looking from windows. Every infant striker wore a badge to show that he or she belonged to a "union.'" Some of the badges were merely scraps of paper with the word "union" scrawled across it. Others wore union buttons which their fathers had worn. Many of the strikers car ried clubs. They threatened violence against any child daring to enter the school yard. I The picketing was the result of a "strike"-which was caused by a mis taken belief of the children that an as sis' ant kindergarten teacher was colored. After a detail of six policemen had been sent to the school to preserve or der, the "strike" was "settled." A committee appointed by the youthful strikers learned that the rumor of a coloured teacher having been employed in the school was false. About 80 per cent of the strikers went back to their classes. Truant officers began a search -I for the absentees. Would Try to Reach Arctic. Christiana. Norway. Oct. 1. The Duke of Orleans has asked permission of the government to have the Arctic steamer Fram, in which Di. Nansen made his voyage to the Arctic regions, for the purpose of an arctic expedition in 1905. It is understood that the ad miralty will require that the Captain Otto Sverdrtxp, the former commander of the Fram, shall command the vessel, if the government agrees to the propo sition of the duke. The plan of the expedition has been submitted tor the approval of the authorities. Russia Orders Warships. Paris, Oct. 1. A dispatch from Toulon states that the Russian govern ment has just ordered from the Corn- pa gnie des Forges el Chantiers de la Mediterranee 11 torpedo boat destroy ers of the latest pattern, the construc tion of which is to be begun at once. Four will be built in the dockyards at Havre, four in the Norman dockyards and three at Laseyne. They will take 15 months to build. Russia has also ordered four cruisers of the Bayan type. Wills City $250,000. Boston, Oct. 1. Public bequests ag gregating over $ 1,000,000, the largest being a gift of $250,000 to the :ity of New Bedford, are contained in the will of the late Mrs. Sarah Potter, of Bos ton, which was filed for probate this afternoon. W. m. m lm mm . T I I i 1 I I ' - " Fighting- Roadside' Weeds. In some States there are county laws which make it obligatory for those in charge of the .roads to see that road side weeds "are cut twice during the growing: season, first before July and the second time before the first of September.. . It would be well if such a law was in force in all sections. and yet the fbzhtlns- of obnoxious weeds seems to be one of those things for which no law should be required. Farmers ought to be more than will ing to combine among themselves for mutual protection, even going so far as to -cut the weeds in front of the farm of any man who will not do the work himself. This would not need to be done very often, for shame would soon compel such a man to do his duty. The main trouble with weeds, how ever, is with such as are allowed to grow Inside the fence line, for few farmers are willing to spend the time necessary to rid their farms of these. Combine with- each other to rid the roadside of weeds, and then let every man take care of those inside the fence and elsewhere on his farm. If this weed fighting was done systemati cally instead of spasmodically, it would not require many years to de cidedly lessen the weed crop and ma terially increase the valuable crops as well as save, much labor. Exchange. Gray African Geese. Gray African geese are advancing in popularity and are now considered among the most profitable geese to raise. They grow rapidly and attain a weight of over eight pounds in ten weeks. They are good layers, aver aging forty eggs in a season. Their flesh is fine and nicely flavored, which makes them very acceptable for the table. The standard weight of the gander is twenty pounds and of the goose eighteen pounds. Prosit in Hand Separator. Hand separators average about $100 each, but this cost can be saved in a year in any dairy where ten or more cows are kept; this has been demon strated time and again, so there is no doubt about'lt Manufacturers of sepa rators claim that the saving is about ten dollars a cow per year and is based on the fact that the cream is taken from the milk while it is sweet, hence there is no danger of it becoming sour, and because of this almost perfect con dition the cream ripens more evenly and, therefore, makes a better qual ity of butter. Again, as the separat ing is done soon after milking the value of the skim milk for feeding pur poses is greater, as it is usually given to young stock while it still retains the animal warmth. There is every thing in favor of the hand separator and nothing against it, so that any man with a dairy of proper size, who does not have a separator is cheating himself out of just bo much good profit . Suggestion to Shepherds. Sheep require a. variety of food to form flesh and fat. With sheep, rather more than with any other class of stock, care must be taken not to overfeed. Overstocking is usually injurious to the sheep and ruinous to the farmer. Dryness is one of the requirements in the production of the finest grades of wool. Sheep are naturally gregarious. When one is seen by itself something is evidently wrong. No sheep should be allowed to die of old age, but all should be fattened and sent to market before their vital ity has been impaired. In commencing to fatten sheep, the feeding should not be crowded at first, but gradually increase the amount of the ration. A small, fat sheep will always bring better prices than a large, poor one. To have good-sized sheep, they must be grown rapidly while young, and it Is important to give them a good start. "Little Peach" Disease., Experienced peach growers who have watched the disease known as little peach" for a long time agree with the scientists that the only way to stamp out the trouble is to pull out the tree. It has been thoroughly de monstrated that the disease is con tagions and that a single tree effected GRAY AFRICAN OEE8K. Mm will soon spread the disease to an en- tire orchard and to adjacent orchards. The one difficulty In the way of per manently stamping out the disease is the reluctance with which growers pull As a rule, they wait until the tree ceases to "bear fruit of any value before pulling out the tree, when, if they would do the work as soon as the dis ease was noticed, there would be little danger of disease by agreeing with each other to destroy the trees as soon as the trouble was noticed. . To Protect the Horse from Flies. Horses suffer from flies during the summer, but seem to be able to rid themselves of them to some extent everywhere but from their faces. A fly net for the face, can be easily made, using heavy cord or rope of small size, if one can afford it, the strands of leath er. These are fly net. fastened in a band, and the band fastened to the headgear so that they will fall over the face of the horse. These strands may be knotted together over the fore head and at the sides of the face, 60 that they will not fall over the eyes of the horse.. One can have no idea how these nets will keep the flies off until they drive a horse with and with out the net The cost is trifling com pared with the comfort such a contri vance will give the horse. The illus tration will give one an Idea of how this net is constructed and how applied to the bridle. New Milk Process. A new French process of sterilizing milk, the fat of the milk is thoroughly broken up after heating, thus avoiding: the lumpiness of the cream which con sumers have round so objectionable. It is said that when cream is treated by this machine, it is rendered quite homogeneous, and the fact that the fat globules are broken up makes the cream wok thicker and become more uniform. When milk and cream are treated by a homogenizing machine. they mix more thoroughly with tea and coffee. Having seen the advantages of the process, some of the largest dairy companies in London have or dered machines. New England Home stead. The Fruit Crop. Quinces, peaches, pears and apples. whether early or late, need the most careful gathering and handling to se cure good results. Gather when ripe, well colored, but while they are still firm, not soft Select good, large fruits of even size, characteristic of the va riety, without worms or other blem ishes, without bruising or bruises, in fact as near perfect specimens as pos sible. Mark the variety, then wrap first in tissue paper, then in wax pa per,, then pack in baskets and put up in the four-basket or six-basket crates, or in single-layer boxes, with all the spaces filled with paper, so that they will not move in the least while in transit. Massachusetts Ploughman. Handy Grain Baa; Holder. This can be made by the farmer himself,' and at no expense. ' It is nothing more than a hopper, with GOOD BAO HOLDER. hooks npon which to hang the bag. fastened to a firm standard. This ar rangement will enable a single person to fill the bag quickly and easily. Farm Chat. Shallow, level culture is the thing for corn if it is done in the right man ner and at the right time. Judgment is the outgrowth of ex perience, yet a man may have a wide experience and yet lack in judgment The profitable mutton breeds of sheep are those of early maturity, rapid growth and necessarily short lived. . It is very Important that a brood sow should be gentle, so that she may be handled at farrowing time if nec essary. Where has that profitable Belgian hare gone?' What has become of the millions that have been made in grow ing ginseng? Fancy prices are only obtained for fancy horses. If you expect to get the top of the market you must have the best kind of horses. Don't tease a calf or colt They will grow, and in growing they will grow no better, but will become dangerous. Familiarity can be shown safely in some other manner.
